NOVO-OGARYOVO, Russia – President Vladimir Putin said Saturday that the West should not expect relations with Russia to be any easier under his newly elected successor, who is “no less of a Russian nationalist” than Putin. Putin said many observers view Dmitry Medvedev as a more liberal politician and hope …

This is a rush transcript from “On the Record ,” March 26, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, HOST: A short time ago, we spoke with Democratic candidate for president Senator Hillary Clinton right here in New York City. …

NEW YORK – When Peter Braunstein was put on trial last year for a twisted Halloween torture attack, his lawyers used a visual aid to suggest that his actions were the product of mental illness. It was a scan of the defendant’s brain. A doctor testified that the patterns it …

BANGOR, Maine – A man is in custody on federal charges alleging he threatened to blow up an airliner that was en route to Ireland. A detention hearing is set for Wednesday for Aiden Simon Mackle, 44, of Portadown, Northern Ireland. Mackle is accused of telling a Delta Air Lines …

CUCUTA, Colombia – Tens of thousands of Colombians and Venezuelans flocked to a border bridge on Sunday for a free concert that Grammy-winning rocker Juanes organized to help heal the worst crisis in Andean relations in decades. Held atop the Simon Bolivar bridge connecting the northeastern Colombian town of Cucuta …

LONDON – Princess Diana’s butler, Paul Burrell, told of taking a bloodstained ring from her body after the Paris car crash that killed her in 1997, the butler’s former bodyguard said Monday. Burrell denied the claim. Michael Faux told the inquest investigating Diana’s death that Burrell told him the story …

OSLO, Norway – The world must respond to climate change and other environmental challenges now while the cost is low or else pay a stiffer price later for its indecision, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Wednesday. A new report by the 30-nation organization looks at “red light …

Saddam Hussein’s son Uday planned to carry out an attack in London to assassinate the leader of an Iraqi opposition group in April 2000, it is being reported. According to the U.K.’s Times of London newspaper, a new Pentagon study based on documents seized during the Iraq war reveal an …

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The cast: A Republican incumbent who alienated his base with a proposal to raise taxes. A chief justice who lost his job over his Ten Commandments stand. A former governor under indictment. A lieutenant governor who helped her ex-husband run for governor. The show: Alabama’s gubernatorial primaries …

Russell Crowe Dissed | Film Board Omits Names on Eligibility Letter Russell Crowe Dissed by Mr. Mom The Gladiator was dissed by “Mr. Mom” last night at a black-tie dinner saluting Oscar-winner Ron Howard. That’s right. In what may have started as a joke but fell flat, Michael Keaton — …